I can't speak for GMG (or other sites) regional lockouts as I'm in the states. That, I'll admit is the one drawback of the Steam DRM, if you're not in the US of A, things are more likely to get a bit wonky.
Left 4 Dead 1 is superfluous now since Left 4 Dead 2 has all of its maps and characters imported and better gameplay/guns, but it's still nice to have. I recommend you play through all the maps singleplayer in Left 4 Dead 2 to get a feel for the game before touching multiplayer. I have 800 hours and can help you out if you (or anyone else) want to try out multiplayer
You want to play the maps in this order (this is 'canonically' how the storyline goes)
Left 4 Dead 1 Protagonists: Bill, Zoey, Louis, Francis
No Mercy
Crash Course
Death Toll
Dead Air
Blood Harvest
The Sacrifice
Left 4 Dead 2 Protagonists: Coach, Rochelle, Nick, Ellis
Dead Center
The Passing
Dark Carnival
Swamp Fever
Hard Rain
The Parish
"Cold Steam" is a non-canon semi-fanmade DLC starring L4D2 characters, play that whenever you wish.
Tommy said:
Left 4 Dead 1 is superfluous now since Left 4 Dead 2 has all of its maps and characters imported and better gameplay/guns, but it's still nice to have. I recommend you play through all the maps singleplayer in Left 4 Dead 2 to get a feel for the game before touching multiplayer. I have 800 hours and can help you out if you (or anyone else) want to try out multiplayer
You want to play the maps in this order (this is 'canonically' how the storyline goes)
Left 4 Dead 1 Protagonists: Bill, Zoey, Louis, Francis
No Mercy
Crash Course
Death Toll
Dead Air
Blood Harvest
The Sacrifice
Left 4 Dead 2 Protagonists: Coach, Rochelle, Nick, Ellis
Dead Center
The Passing
Dark Carnival
Swamp Fever
Hard Rain
The Parish
"Cold Steam" is a non-canon semi-fanmade DLC starring L4D2 characters, play that whenever you wish.
slimgrin said:
Like what? Bad writing? Terrible plot? Awkward gameplay? Unresponsive controls? Programming bugs? Stupid design?
Also, how much of an RPG is it? It seemed very much like an action game to me. Is it like The Witcher 2, with action combat and actual decision making? Or is it like Deus Ex HR, an action/adventure with fixed dialogue "options" (pretty much cutscenes) and no RPing?
Volsung said:
It's an action RPG with bad dialog, clunky combat, amateurish attempt at dark story telling and no shortage of fetch quests. It was bold in the C&C dept. and had an interesting setting, but that's about it.
GibbGeralt said:
That game isn't worth a cent of your money. You are better of waiting for flash sales on other good games for $10. I think Tomb Raider is a really great game that was unappreciated this year. If you have a chance to get the game for $15 or less get it. However, besides that I can't really see any other games worth buying now of couse with the exception of The Witcher 2, which is only for $5.
Well, I told myself I'd get at least one new game from the Steam sale. My AA blunder doesn't count, so I went with Mafia 2 at 50% off. It's not exactly a popular game so I don't expect it to drop in price more than that. Time to play an Italian gangsta.
Agh, gods, I hate those cards. I'm playing Bioshock Infinite now and every time I turn around I see the little green notification envelope telling me I have another card. Then I got a notice that I had X amount of cards and what could I do with them. WHO THE HELL CARES. There's no way to turn off notifications or opt out of the cards, except staying offline.Volsung said:
Supposedly when you get enough cards, you can make "badges" which you can use to earn rewards. There's a trading forum where people can trade and/or buy cards they didn't get. It's a microtransaction scheme in addition to tormenting compulsive types. A load of bullshit, IOW.
slimgrin said:Well, I told myself I'd get at least one new game from the Steam sale. My AA blunder doesn't count, so I went with Mafia 2 at 50% off. It's not exactly a popular game so I don't expect it to drop in price more than that. Time to play an Italian gangsta.
Definitely not a bad game. There is a high reliance on cutscenes, a shitload of driving, and an open world that has nothing to do in it; but i enjoyed it overall. Cool story, enjoyable shooting and the fact that it was a mafia game already gave it a shitload of points from me. Nowhere near enough gangster games around.
Veleda said:
Sell them. I've gotten a free game out of those cards. And you gotta admit, the artwork is pretty nice. I'm hoping Steam will add more features to the cards as time goes on.
I don't want to bother with them at all. I just want Steam to leave me in peace. It's fine if it's something in the background I can ignore, like achievements, but all the popups are a menace.GibbGeralt said: